How federal government agencies are avoiding the pitfalls of cloud migration

This article originally appeared on SteelCloud’s official blog, HERE. It takes a great deal of planning to avoid the pitfalls of cloud migration. The pace of innovation, security, and, quite frankly, the technological threat is quickening. Updating legacy processes and systems has…

How the Defense Industrial Base Can Prepare for CMMC Level 2+

The Defense Industrial Base (DIB), – the organizations that make up the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) supply chain, is massive – comprised of hundreds of thousands of government contractors. With these organizations providing essential products, tools, and applications to…

When it comes to security, not all cloud providers are equal

All federal government agencies, including the DoD, have been required to adhere to certain compliance requirements. These requirements are meant to inject consistency and confidence in the security of a cloud provider solution. And security is top of mind for…

Cloud security starts with employee training

This article was authored by Anuradha Nandan of ExitCertified and originally published on the Tech Data Blog. Click HERE to read the original article in its entirety. According to a study commissioned by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, roughly half…

Security and compliance – they’re not the same thing

News Flash: Being compliant doesn’t mean you’re secure, any more than implementing security guarantees that you’re compliant. That’s right, compliance does not equal security. Compliance and security are separate and distinct goals. So, what is the difference? Compliance requires that you meet…